Guinea’s Booming Bauxite Industry – How Much Is Too Much?
The axis of global bauxite supply is tilting more toward west Africa every day and, as it does, supply risks increase. China has now become so reliant on Guinean bauxite that a major supply disruption in Guinea has the potential to shut down almost half of China’s 40 MTPY primary aluminium…
Guinea’s Booming Bauxite Export Industry; Too Much Too Soon?
18/01/21 | Alumina, Aluminium, Bauxite
An Outlook to 2025 CM’s new 2021 Guinea bauxite report, released this month, has identified an additional 24 MTPY new export capacity and 32.5 MTPY new mining capacity to come on-stream in Guinea during calendar 2021, significantly increasing the country’s total capacity and adding more volume to an already over-supplied…
China’s Bauxite Regions, Alumina Refineries & Primary Aluminium Smelters Map 2020
25/02/20 | Alumina, Aluminium, Bauxite
CM’s 2020 China Wall Map of Bauxite Regions, Alumina Refineries and Primary Aluminium Smelters is now available in printed A1 size. For nearly a decade now, CM has produced the map on an annual basis. It contains detailed information about China’s major domestic aluminium industry assets, their locations, capacities and ownership, as…
GLOBAL BAUXITE & ALUMINA QUARTERLY UPDATE
07/11/19 | Bauxite, Regular Publications
In a rapidly changing global bauxite market, it’s critical to take the time to consider the major global trends and changes likely to shape the industry of the future. Hear what the world’s leading industry experts have to say about the industry through this tailored publication, which includes a special…
CHINA BAUXITE MARKET MONTHLY UPDATE
01/11/19 | Bauxite, Regular Publications
Over the past two years, the global traded bauxite market has undergone a transformational change, with China increasing its imports from 52 Mt in 2016 to an estimated 82 Mt in 2018. Supply-side dynamics have seen different countries and suppliers entering and exiting the market with a frequency not seen…
GUINEA’S BAUXITE MINING SECTOR: THE GENIE IS OUT OF THE BOTTLE
01/09/19 | Alumina, Aluminium, Bauxite
An Outlook to 2024 The combination of abundant high-grade resources, strong demand growth from China and a more practical mining code, developed to be more supportive of exports, has led Guinea to become fertile ground for development of a new generation of bauxite mining and export projects. Despite the country’s…
